Post Author: Michael G. Galvez, MD
Michael Galvez is an advocate for improving diversity in medicine and a pediatric hand surgeon. He can be reached on Twitter and Instagram @michaelgalvezMD. His parents immigrated from Lima, Peru, and he grew up in the Bay Area. He attended Diablo Valley Community College, transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, and attended Stanford University for medical school and residency. He completed two fellowships in hand surgery. He is the director of pediatric hand surgery, Valley Children’s Hospital, Madera County, CA. He values the importance of true mentorship and founded National Latino/a Physician Day, celebrated on October 1.
Michael Galvez is an advocate for improving diversity in medicine and a pediatric hand surgeon. He can be reached on Twitter and Instagram @michaelgalvezMD. His parents immigrated from Lima, Peru, and he grew up in the Bay Area. He attended Diablo Valley Community College, transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, and attended Stanford University for medical school and residency. He completed two fellowships in hand surgery. He is the director of pediatric hand surgery, Valley Children's Hospital, Madera County, CA. He values the importance of true mentorship and founded National Latino/a Physician Day, celebrated on October 1.
National Latino Physician Day (NLPD) was established on October 1, 2022, as a day to celebrate Latino physicians in the United States, who represent 6% of the physician workforce. A strategic aim of NLPD is to simultaneously recognize the critical shortage of Latino physicians when compared to the U.S. population (19%), while sharing evidence-based data showcasing this disparity in Latino physician representation and its potential impact on worsening health care …
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